HIV/AIDS Stigma Attitudes Among Educators in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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Article Title | HIV/AIDS Stigma Attitudes Among Educators in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
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ERA Journal ID | 13684 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Chao, Li-Wei (Author), Gow, Jeff (Author), Akintola, Olagoke (Author) and Pauly, Mark (Author) |
Journal Title | Journal of School Health |
Journal Citation | 80 (11), pp. 561-569 |
Number of Pages | 9 |
Year | 2010 |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 0022-4391 |
1746-1561 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1746-1561.2010.00542.x |
Web Address (URL) | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1746-1561.2010.00542.x |
Abstract | Background: One hundred and twenty educators from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, underwent HIV/AIDS training. The educators were surveyed about their attitudes toward people with HIV. Methods: The educators completed self-administered survey questionnaires both before and after 2 interventions. Measures included demographic characteristics, teachers’ knowledge about HIV/AIDS, self-efficacy in handling HIV/AIDS situations, and attitudes (stigma and otherwise) toward HIV-related issues. The first intervention was a CD-ROM and the second intervention involved educators receiving a 2-day workshop on HIV transmission, risk factors, and actions that educators should know and undertake. The first step entailed testing the stigma instrument for its internal consistency and developing and testing potential subscales from the instrument. The second step entailed testing for the statistical associations between stigma (as measured by the stigma instrument and its subscales) and various demographic and HIV knowledge-related variables. Results: The overall stigma scale had a Cronbach α coefficient of .66. Educators in the workshop generally had lower baseline levels of stigma than those in the CD-ROM Conclusions: The levels of teachers’ stigma attitudes were statistically significantly lower after both types of HIV/AIDS training and were also statistically significantly |
Keywords | school psychology; risk behaviors; human sexuality; health educators |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390307. Teacher education and professional development of educators |
380108. Health economics | |
441004. Social change | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | University of Pennsylvania, United States |
School of Accounting, Economics and Finance | |
University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q0403/hiv-aids-stigma-attitudes-among-educators-in-kwazulu-natal-south-africa
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